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more on this issue in and talk to the civil rights expert when kron4 news weekend continues. >>ysabel: we are black, talking about studies have a whole week and it has been in the bay area. some of us like it and some of us for for that'd be hotter. on the left a live live at the golden gate. fall, right, video from san francisco on saturday hearing will sunshine stick around? it is looking it. >> this, his voice to stick around. here is the view from walnut creek. we did wake up to. the party called him a lot of sunshine into the afternoon and another round of testing wince. for the evening, mostly clear skies. the currencies of cloud buildup along the coast. here's a look at where temperatures are sitting. how for the afternoon, we are expecting slightly warmer temperatures. still below normal for the hot hot for those of you headed to the ballgame, the bay bridge series continues. first voyage at one of 5:00 p.m.. mostly sunny conditions would mild temperatures. and lived in your extended forecast coming up. >>ysabel: while speaking about the big parade, a consultant to co
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rights activists, others concerned that african-americans, hispanics wrongly targeted here. why this move here? >> that's a good question. it looks like what prompted this was the ruling in a separate lawsuit with a federal judge in florida, he denied the department of justice's motion to stop the state from conducting the purge. what's strange about that motion or that order was the state had essentially stopped doing the purge because the supervisor of elections stopped doing it. the judge suggested if the state had access to better data, the state would be permitted to go ahead and purge noncitizens from the voters roles even if 90 days before a federal election. >> obviously other states are seeking this database. this is more about florida, colorado, nevada, michigan and north carolina all watching how this plays out. it's interesting to me and many others the fact that the governor scott, he's not very popular, at least, when you look at the polls, this issue of purging voters is popular in the state of florida and we know how important florida is in this general elect
rights activists, others concerned that african-americans, hispanics wrongly targeted here. why this move here? >> that's a good question. it looks like what prompted this was the ruling in a separate lawsuit with a federal judge in florida, he denied the department of justice's motion to stop the state from conducting the purge. what's strange about that motion or that order was the state had essentially stopped doing the purge because the supervisor of elections stopped doing it. the...
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another term used to describe the american civil-rights movement. secondly, smalls life is an american story. a story of triumph over adversity success against the odds and what better place to talk about american life in charleston smalls second home and a place unique in contribution and the mid wife to those things that would come. this evening i would like to talk about the background to smalls later life. i would like to talk about his experiences in buford. in buford but mainly in charleston as a way of understanding how these environments prepared him for his later achievements in life. mckey used 60 different people ma mainly in the countryside. they comprise d the labor force at his buford home. domestic service had it's disadvantages for example. domestics were on call around the clock to attend to their owners various needs. that was a downside and a negative. and unlike field hands they had no place to hide. indeed typically they were fed better than the field hands also. domestics were privy to important information that might prove ess
another term used to describe the american civil-rights movement. secondly, smalls life is an american story. a story of triumph over adversity success against the odds and what better place to talk about american life in charleston smalls second home and a place unique in contribution and the mid wife to those things that would come. this evening i would like to talk about the background to smalls later life. i would like to talk about his experiences in buford. in buford but mainly in...
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civil rights are rooted in natural law. americans don't see same-sex marriage being equal. >> schieffer: let me go to clay aiken. you are from north carolina. the day before the president spoke, as tony perkins said, your state overwhelmingly voted to defeat an initiative that basically gave domestic partners the same right as people who are married. you are openly gay. but did the president's statement pretty much ensure he will lose your home state of north carolina? >> no, i don't. i don't agree it seals it up for him. while we certain see, as you said, 60% of people say it won't matter, i think the people who say it will matter on either side of the equation, probably were not going to vote for obama or were going to vote for president obama anyway. i think as people in north carolina start to look at this amendment and realize what it's doing not just for same-sex couples but straight couples as well, they're going to reject it. the polls in north carolina show over 60% of north carolinians actually support some sort r
civil rights are rooted in natural law. americans don't see same-sex marriage being equal. >> schieffer: let me go to clay aiken. you are from north carolina. the day before the president spoke, as tony perkins said, your state overwhelmingly voted to defeat an initiative that basically gave domestic partners the same right as people who are married. you are openly gay. but did the president's statement pretty much ensure he will lose your home state of north carolina? >> no, i...
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of civil rights? >> well, my response to so many of my friends and others -- i said something like what dr. king said from the late 50's and early 60's. people would ask about interracial marriage race this don't fall in love and get married, individuals fall in love and get married. also little further and say i felt too hard and too long against discrimination based on race and color, not to be against discrimination based on sexual orientation. if two guys or two women one to fall in love and get married, it's their business. no state or federal government should tell people what they can do and who they can love. [applause] you cannot build a wall and say we are going to make it equal for some people and not equal for others. itt cut in the 14th amendment to the constitution -- i'm not a lawyer but that is my belief that you cannot have a quality for some and not for all. >> i am here with a few of my students i don't know if you remember that he were really wonderful and invited us all to come sp
of civil rights? >> well, my response to so many of my friends and others -- i said something like what dr. king said from the late 50's and early 60's. people would ask about interracial marriage race this don't fall in love and get married, individuals fall in love and get married. also little further and say i felt too hard and too long against discrimination based on race and color, not to be against discrimination based on sexual orientation. if two guys or two women one to fall in...
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she credits civil rights laws including the civil rights act of 1964 and voting rights act of 1965 as well as the women's movement. which some activists claim haven't done enough. this progress proves women of color needn't choose between race and gender. >> when we advanced in the civil rights laws it didn't help just black people. it helped the whole country. we advance women, it advances the whole family. that's why i don't like to pit one against the other. >> she cautions laws alone won't eliminate discrimination. >> i know as both as an african american and a woman that is giving us the foundation. but we really have to act more vigorously because you don't have the expressions of black spines and white signs and white toilets and black toilets and men only ads in papers. we don't have those things. in the absence of those things it is so easy to try to pretend that the problems are gone, but they're still there. >> she believes annual commemorations such as african american history month helped people understand the persistent nature of discrimination. and helped to highlight a
she credits civil rights laws including the civil rights act of 1964 and voting rights act of 1965 as well as the women's movement. which some activists claim haven't done enough. this progress proves women of color needn't choose between race and gender. >> when we advanced in the civil rights laws it didn't help just black people. it helped the whole country. we advance women, it advances the whole family. that's why i don't like to pit one against the other. >> she cautions laws...
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at that same time which got little attention, one was civil liberty, one was civil rights. they were combined. the other factor is at this point dr. king becomes very, very vocally anti-vietnam. and there are some of us who feel that his was related because he was being told -- we knew he was against it earlier. but he was being told your role is in civil rights, are not being anti-war. and i would suggest to all of you young people thatre not beig anti-war. and i would suggest to all of you young people thate not bein anti-war. and i would suggest to all of you young people thatnot being anti-war. and i would suggest to all of you young people that you go and get for those who are still around and you can with some of the people in aclu, ada, naa, because they were very much involved in all of these at that time. and then we find that very soon after those protests, the draft movement became almost eliminated and the present army is primarily voluntary. because parents were not letting their sons go into a war, conflict, that they thoroughly disagreeded with. and so they w
at that same time which got little attention, one was civil liberty, one was civil rights. they were combined. the other factor is at this point dr. king becomes very, very vocally anti-vietnam. and there are some of us who feel that his was related because he was being told -- we knew he was against it earlier. but he was being told your role is in civil rights, are not being anti-war. and i would suggest to all of you young people thatre not beig anti-war. and i would suggest to all of you...
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those efforts are on going and right now it is the ada, next there are other civil rights laws on the books that will also see the same tactics used to undermine and we aken. we have heard a lot about health care. i imagine that support for the aca something that definitely will remain in the democratic platform. the think i will really stress is the medicaid expansion. it is such a vital piece of the affordable care act. it will expand opportunity for independent living, for employment, for so many more millions of people's with disabilities, there is governor after governor after governor of saying that one not take expansion money. that political posturing is being done at the expense of people with disabilities. that is part of the silent more people are not talking about, and there are 54 million people out there, many of whom need a vital services that medicaid provides in order to live fully, independent lives. finally, one thing that was in the platform in 2008 that i hope you will reiterate his support for the u.n. treaty on the convention of the rights of people with disabil
those efforts are on going and right now it is the ada, next there are other civil rights laws on the books that will also see the same tactics used to undermine and we aken. we have heard a lot about health care. i imagine that support for the aca something that definitely will remain in the democratic platform. the think i will really stress is the medicaid expansion. it is such a vital piece of the affordable care act. it will expand opportunity for independent living, for employment, for so...
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at that same time which got little attention, one was civil liberty, one was civil rights. they were combined. the other factor is at this
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what are being billed as the civil rights cases of a generation. nbc news justice correspondent pete williams joins me now. pete, we learned that the high court is going to weigh in on these two cases. tell us about them. how are they different? >> well, they're very different issues. the first is a challenge to a federal law called the defense of marriage act. it says that marriage as far as the federal government is concerned can only be between one man and one woman. that means that in the states like washington where same-sex marriage is legal the federal government doesn't recognize those marriages, denying those couples about 1,000 benefits. if the supreme court strikes that law down, it wouldn't say states have to allow same-sex marriage. it would just say when they do the federal government has to recognize them. the other is a challenge to proposition 8 in california. that's the voter passed initiative that barred same-sex marriage in that state. now, that law was overturned, prop 8 was, by a federal appeals court that said you can't give
what are being billed as the civil rights cases of a generation. nbc news justice correspondent pete williams joins me now. pete, we learned that the high court is going to weigh in on these two cases. tell us about them. how are they different? >> well, they're very different issues. the first is a challenge to a federal law called the defense of marriage act. it says that marriage as far as the federal government is concerned can only be between one man and one woman. that means that in...
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former law clerk on the eighth circuit and an attorney in the voting rights section of the civil rights division of the justice department. so i think first we'll hear from secretary of state tenant. >> good afternoon, everyone. it is good to be here and i must say that as a secretary elect i was here four years ago and honored to be back again have the opportunity. we are talking about ensuring integrity and data access and vote access at the same time. what i was asked to talk about is what west virginia does and how we have our voter id laws. again west virginia does have identification law, and many of them follow what many other states follow, especially when it comes to the help america vote act and the requirements but i will give you a brief of what it takes. the help america vote act, and since we had our discussion today, this is a very bad thing. i am trying to get rid of this in west virginia. this is your mail and voter registration application. we don't like this before. it costs about $6. i thought to be able to online voter registration as well that costs about 1 dollar,
former law clerk on the eighth circuit and an attorney in the voting rights section of the civil rights division of the justice department. so i think first we'll hear from secretary of state tenant. >> good afternoon, everyone. it is good to be here and i must say that as a secretary elect i was here four years ago and honored to be back again have the opportunity. we are talking about ensuring integrity and data access and vote access at the same time. what i was asked to talk about is...
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working with civil-rights organizations, working with women's organizations, seniors. working with students. we have to bring the coalition together because what we stand for is very similar. we have to make every effort. it is hard work. we have to make every effort to bring these organizations together. >> you started as a labor economist at afscme. business groups say that actually union priorities hurts the economy. i am assuming you disagree. can you tell us why? >> because we believe that we build upon the economy. when you have a strong foundation within the private sector and public sector, when you have jobs and the growth of wages and benefits, that helps the economy. not only at state and local governments, but across the country. we have those who believe tax breaks and giving more taxpayers to the richest 1% of the society is the way to solve the economic problems in this country. that is not solving a problem. that trickle-down approach has never worked. it will not work in the future. the way to solve problems is to lift the boat. rebuild and middle clas
working with civil-rights organizations, working with women's organizations, seniors. working with students. we have to bring the coalition together because what we stand for is very similar. we have to make every effort. it is hard work. we have to make every effort to bring these organizations together. >> you started as a labor economist at afscme. business groups say that actually union priorities hurts the economy. i am assuming you disagree. can you tell us why? >> because we...
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. >> first of all, this case involves title vii of the civil rights act, which as you know is our antidiscrimination law. under. the supervisors is imbued with the employer's authority. an employer can be held liable if a nonsupervisor employee harasses another employee. but it's tougher to prove. you have to shout employer knew or should have known about the harassment and failed to act. maida vance brought this lawsuit against ball state university. she's an african american woman working in the dining services division of the university, claimed she was harassed by a white coworker, was slapped on the head, blocked at the elevator, racial epithets were used such as "sambo" and "buckwheat" in her presence. she complained and finally brought her lawsuit against the university. she lost in the lower courts. the lower court, federal appellate court, said this coworker was not a supervisor, and took the definition that is probably the most restrictive-- that is, the supervisor has to be somebody who can make a tangible employment decision, such as hiring and firing. >> brown: today it made its way to
. >> first of all, this case involves title vii of the civil rights act, which as you know is our antidiscrimination law. under. the supervisors is imbued with the employer's authority. an employer can be held liable if a nonsupervisor employee harasses another employee. but it's tougher to prove. you have to shout employer knew or should have known about the harassment and failed to act. maida vance brought this lawsuit against ball state university. she's an african american woman...
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>> one of my criticisms of him lead to a new policy, he spoke about civil rights, the 1960 campaign, as if he would be the representative for black america. and he won the overwhelming majority of black votes in that election. but he didn't do much once he was president to he really was him as one historian called in, a bystander. he made a commitment but then did not. that does change though and 1963, when he witnessed through the newspapers and new television at the time the birmingham riots and protests and police chief connor and the fire hoses disrupting the protesters. he was really horrified by the. i really think that's when he truly understood or begin to understand that civil rights is something we need to do, something about. and soon after that in june of 1963, he spoke out very eloquently against the segregation in the south, and the need for additional civil rights legislation. that ultimately led to the civil rights act of 1964, and to a lesser extent to the voting rights act of 65. >> his three years in the presidency, were they successful? >> i would say over all. he
>> one of my criticisms of him lead to a new policy, he spoke about civil rights, the 1960 campaign, as if he would be the representative for black america. and he won the overwhelming majority of black votes in that election. but he didn't do much once he was president to he really was him as one historian called in, a bystander. he made a commitment but then did not. that does change though and 1963, when he witnessed through the newspapers and new television at the time the birmingham...
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the umbc president joined local faith based civil rights and labor organizations on the campus wednesday, calling for the law to stay on the books but the dream that would allow undocumented immigrants to pay in-day tuition. the issue will be on the november ballot for maryland voters to decide. >> they will get good jobs. there will pay taxes. that can help us all out. i believe that. i have seen it. where would we be without educated people? we need to support all of our children. it is the american way. >> his comments came during a press conference to launch the new educating maryland kids campaign. still ahead, a potential breakthrough in alzheimer's research that could lead to preventing the disease. details in our medical alert. plus, and denominations are in. details on that the nominated shows and who jumped to the front of the pack. and dr. kim hammond from falls road animal hospital is here to answer press questions. the first time i saw fios it was absolutely amazing. for years and years we had to put up with cable. once we got fios it was like somebody like took our computer
the umbc president joined local faith based civil rights and labor organizations on the campus wednesday, calling for the law to stay on the books but the dream that would allow undocumented immigrants to pay in-day tuition. the issue will be on the november ballot for maryland voters to decide. >> they will get good jobs. there will pay taxes. that can help us all out. i believe that. i have seen it. where would we be without educated people? we need to support all of our children. it is...
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george romney, going back decades to his four, govern romney gave a fascinating speech about civil rights, defining it as an education issue. do you think he'll win over african-american votes or is this a larger effort to change the narrative so he's viewed differently by suburban voters who would feel more comfortable to vote for him. >> it's both. they're realistic about their chances in terms of attracting any sizable portion of the african-american vote. george bush did decently 11% across the board. 16% in ohio, which was a pretty good thing for his campaign, and some people credit that with him being re-elected. but in terms of turning towards african-americans, turning towards latinos to a certain extent, the real strategy there is coming across as as a compassionate conservative. you saw george bush doing that and that's what you see mitt romney doing it. he didn't get a very good reception yesterday in philadelphia. he went to a poor plaque neighborhood, a school, a charter school was not received very warmly there by people, shutting get out romney. obama has got our backs. it'
george romney, going back decades to his four, govern romney gave a fascinating speech about civil rights, defining it as an education issue. do you think he'll win over african-american votes or is this a larger effort to change the narrative so he's viewed differently by suburban voters who would feel more comfortable to vote for him. >> it's both. they're realistic about their chances in terms of attracting any sizable portion of the african-american vote. george bush did decently 11%...
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if we were talking 40, 45 years ago about for example jim crow laws in the south and civil rights movement we would have heard testimony -- >> with all -- >> it is my time. mr. chairman, i insist that committee rules be adhered to. this is my time and i gave you the benefit of the doubt and allowed you to answer as you wish. it's now my time. and i believe that that philosophy is in error. i don't share it. >> that philosophy fuzz enacted -- >> mr. chairman, i encyst on order. >> allow the member to speak. >> i thank you, mr. chairman. i believe that the philosophy that there's no role for the federal government or never be a prepemptive role for the federal government has been proved false by history. that's what this hearing was designed to do. i don't share the philosophy. the fact that you had a good experience in pennsylvania i don't believe can be extrapolated to the rest of the country. as you've indicated you don't have the expertise to say here at this table under oath that you are satisfied based on imperical evidence that all of the other states involved have similar robust regi
if we were talking 40, 45 years ago about for example jim crow laws in the south and civil rights movement we would have heard testimony -- >> with all -- >> it is my time. mr. chairman, i insist that committee rules be adhered to. this is my time and i gave you the benefit of the doubt and allowed you to answer as you wish. it's now my time. and i believe that that philosophy is in error. i don't share it. >> that philosophy fuzz enacted -- >> mr. chairman, i encyst on...
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nonetheless it is about equality and it is about the pursuit of happiness l g b t rights is the civil rights issue of our time and as hard as it may be for some of you to accept this is the new normal look guys the youth is leading the charge in shaping the cultural fabric. this country two thousand and ten polls show that same sex marriage in america has reached majority support and in the three states that legalized same sex marriage on november sixth an overwhelming majority of young people voted for it a huge change from fifteen years ago when congress passed a large and popular defense of marriage act if you only know anyone that gay like i do you know that it's not a choice and if you're blinded to this reality and if you choose to fight a losing battle then you my friend are standing on the wrong side of history. resistance is not the politics but our culture. is couldn't just. sign on its own. cultures of resistance on our team. well to the. science technology innovations and all the latest developments from around russia we've got the future covered. wealthy british style sun
nonetheless it is about equality and it is about the pursuit of happiness l g b t rights is the civil rights issue of our time and as hard as it may be for some of you to accept this is the new normal look guys the youth is leading the charge in shaping the cultural fabric. this country two thousand and ten polls show that same sex marriage in america has reached majority support and in the three states that legalized same sex marriage on november sixth an overwhelming majority of young people...
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nonetheless it is about equality and it is about the pursuit of happiness l g b t rights is the civil rights issue of our time and as hard as it may be for some of you to accept this is the new normal look guys the youth is leading the charge in shaping the cultural fabric. of this country two thousand and ten polls show that same sex marriage in america has reached majority support and in the three states that legalized same sex marriage on november sixth an overwhelming majority of young people voted for it a huge change from fifteen years ago when congress passed the large the popular defense of marriage act if you i don't know anyone that's gay like i do you know that it's not a choice and if you're blinded to this reality and if you choose to fight a losing battle then you my friend are standing on the wrong side of history. in motion to be soon which brightened if you move soon from sons to christian. means friends don't talk t.v. don't come. to the mission free cretaceous free in-store charges free. range month three. three stooges free. download free broadcast quality video fo
nonetheless it is about equality and it is about the pursuit of happiness l g b t rights is the civil rights issue of our time and as hard as it may be for some of you to accept this is the new normal look guys the youth is leading the charge in shaping the cultural fabric. of this country two thousand and ten polls show that same sex marriage in america has reached majority support and in the three states that legalized same sex marriage on november sixth an overwhelming majority of young...
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rights under law is a fifty year old civil rights leader organization will be celebrating our fiftieth anniversary in two thirteen we were founded by president john f. kennedy to make sure that the private bar of private lawyers gave their pro bono resources to promote civil rights and racial equality and equality for those who are disadvantaged by income so we have been out there fighting these problems we've been part of the battle to pass the sixty four civil rights act the one nine hundred sixty five voting rights act we fought for. the results and we've been in the courts challenging killing these horrible voter id voter suppression laws we were recently helped to kill the one in south carolina for this here at least it will not be in effect and to kill the one in. texas for this certainly for this year and i don't think that they can come up with another law that they can pass we've also been able to through the department of justice is actions put on hold mississippi and alabama so that their laws don't go into effect indeed of the eight laws that were passed to come up with thi
rights under law is a fifty year old civil rights leader organization will be celebrating our fiftieth anniversary in two thirteen we were founded by president john f. kennedy to make sure that the private bar of private lawyers gave their pro bono resources to promote civil rights and racial equality and equality for those who are disadvantaged by income so we have been out there fighting these problems we've been part of the battle to pass the sixty four civil rights act the one nine hundred...
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so jack brooks who is featured on this statue on the lam ar campus was a major playing in civil rights in the united states. he is known for many things he did for the region and for lamar university campus. >>> all weekend long, american history tv is in beaumont, texas. to explore the history and lit rather culture of a city where the oil industry in texas got its start. you're watching american history tv. 48 hours of people and events, telling the american story. >>> it is 50 years of beaumont history, 1900 to 1950, in microcosm, it shows how a wealthy southeast texas family lived in the first half of the 20th century. the mcfaddens were a family that came to texas from tennessee. first in the 1820s, and they settled in this part of texas, far southeast texas in 1833. they had cattle and later on they began to acquire land to put the cattle on. when oil was discovered in this area in 1901, it brought the mcfaddens a lot more money than they had already had. they were already pretty comfortable in their own right, but when oil was discovered in this area, the land that the lucas gus
so jack brooks who is featured on this statue on the lam ar campus was a major playing in civil rights in the united states. he is known for many things he did for the region and for lamar university campus. >>> all weekend long, american history tv is in beaumont, texas. to explore the history and lit rather culture of a city where the oil industry in texas got its start. you're watching american history tv. 48 hours of people and events, telling the american story. >>> it is...
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. >> there are lots of folks who don't think it's about civil rights but special rights. everybody has right to marry. the question is do you have special right to marry somebody in this country, we say marriage is between man and woman, no, me as woman don't have right to go out marry two men or one woman. i can marry another man. my rights are not insinged, yours are not infringed gay person is not infringed they just can't marry somebody of the same sex. >> do you see it pat passing in maryland, maine or washington? >> these are not consevertive states. maryland is not a conservative state but i will tell you one of the things we've seen we've been around the country in places like maryland predominantly -- marriage is an issue that really crosses religious groups, it crosses ethnic groups, it's really a uniter rather than divider issue. you go to the marriage rallies sometimes half the audience is black, half white. it's an issue that a lot of different folks come together. >> quickly on this. >> this issue will b seen when it's ever decided as a constitutional right.
. >> there are lots of folks who don't think it's about civil rights but special rights. everybody has right to marry. the question is do you have special right to marry somebody in this country, we say marriage is between man and woman, no, me as woman don't have right to go out marry two men or one woman. i can marry another man. my rights are not insinged, yours are not infringed gay person is not infringed they just can't marry somebody of the same sex. >> do you see it pat...
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why have we lost so much of the civil rights history? >> i think part of the problem is that we fail to teach that history to our young people. we failed to teach our history. it was hurtful to us. the things we experienced during segregation and jim crow. so we tried to shield our children. in shielding them, we didn't teach them. >> i wonder if part of it is when we think of the civil rights movement, we think of the urban parts and not the rural story. >> people didn't pay much attention to rural. that's where there were battles in the cities. some of the real battles took place in the rural area. we didn't have the protection many of the people in the city had. >> talk to me about what the albany movement was. >> well, you know, my movement -- i have worked in the albany movement in later years but mine was baker county. baker county was where we had a particularly hard time because of the person who was in charge there. that person was the sheriff. >> sheriff gator. >> so we had to maneuver to try to live and not run into the la you
why have we lost so much of the civil rights history? >> i think part of the problem is that we fail to teach that history to our young people. we failed to teach our history. it was hurtful to us. the things we experienced during segregation and jim crow. so we tried to shield our children. in shielding them, we didn't teach them. >> i wonder if part of it is when we think of the civil rights movement, we think of the urban parts and not the rural story. >> people didn't pay...
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and civil rights and and paying our fair share and i think when we make millions of dollars we we have a an obligation to help out and make sure that the the people of the forty seven percent who apparently are being. let's say neglected in one half of this election are taken account for and that the the war on poverty should never have ended and it should continue with the glorious goal in sight is to get people taken care of and to get the well shared as it should be in a democracy like ours absolutely so very very well said judy collins honor to talk with you tonight thank you so much you know honored to be here to thank you. the corporate state today is stronger than it's ever been thanks to the supreme court our elections are up for sale to the highest bidder be it a billionaire casino mogul like sheldon adelson or a massive transnational corporation like koch industries and employers can now use the power of their position. as the holder of the paycheck to implicitly coerce their employees to vote or lend support to whichever politician the c.e.o. wants or face consequences on th
and civil rights and and paying our fair share and i think when we make millions of dollars we we have a an obligation to help out and make sure that the the people of the forty seven percent who apparently are being. let's say neglected in one half of this election are taken account for and that the the war on poverty should never have ended and it should continue with the glorious goal in sight is to get people taken care of and to get the well shared as it should be in a democracy like ours...
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question 6 strengthens protections for our churches and guarantees the civil right to commit to the one you love. while there are those trying to divide us, presidents obama and clinton stand with us. pastors, business leaders, newspapers, democrats and republicans are all coming together for question 6. because it's about fairness-- treating everyone equal under the law. and who could be against that? >> is should be a great day to vote tomorrow. >> no excuses. lots of sun tomorrow. breezy and cool, after a cold morning. who will stay chile wednesday. the ground is pretty warm. snow is likely nothing on contact. the storm could stay for an of offshore to leave us alone. it is a chance. after this, a little pattern is shipped. 60's comes in for the weekend. >> that is just a little above normal. we are getting used to be called now. >> a little. >> if you are reading correctly, i am saying you will have school on friday. >> that is all for tonight. >> thank you for joining us. i've always been lucky. flew 37 bombing missions over germany. made it home every time. i'm lucky to have good
question 6 strengthens protections for our churches and guarantees the civil right to commit to the one you love. while there are those trying to divide us, presidents obama and clinton stand with us. pastors, business leaders, newspapers, democrats and republicans are all coming together for question 6. because it's about fairness-- treating everyone equal under the law. and who could be against that? >> is should be a great day to vote tomorrow. >> no excuses. lots of sun...
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rights division of hiring bias and his reason is that the civil rights division is hiring too many civil rights lawyers yet that isn't actual reason that he's claiming because see practicing civil rights lawyers tend to be more liberal so in smith's bizarro victimhood world because the d.o.j. is hiring civil rights lawyers they are being biased and letter to eric holder he said the following the same patterns emerge and one media outlets ongoing study of new hires and division in the divisions other ten components and the seven sections analyzed so far all seventy nine hires had quote far left credentials these were likely either obvious on their resumes or reasonably discoverable through a quick internet search noticeably absent were new employees with resumes very obvious conservative or neutral ideological credentials now it's also know that the media outlet that has signed cites in this letter here is pajamas media a conservative operation to current headlines on the website kissing assad's ass and celebrate black history month slap a leftist author of the report because it was part
rights division of hiring bias and his reason is that the civil rights division is hiring too many civil rights lawyers yet that isn't actual reason that he's claiming because see practicing civil rights lawyers tend to be more liberal so in smith's bizarro victimhood world because the d.o.j. is hiring civil rights lawyers they are being biased and letter to eric holder he said the following the same patterns emerge and one media outlets ongoing study of new hires and division in the divisions...
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what can we say to convince them to bring them that last piece of civil rights? >> well, my response the so many of the friends and others, i said something like when dr. king said from time to time during the late '50s people ask about him interracial marriage. races don't fall in love and get married. individuals fall in love and get married. also go a little further in saying i fought too long and too hard against discrimination based on race and color. not to be against discrimination based on sexual orientation. if two guys or two women want to fall in love and get married, it's their business. no state or federal government should tell people what they can do or who they love. you do not build a war and say we're going to make it -- equal for some people and not equal for others. i think the 14 amendment to the institution, i'm not a lawyer. that's my belief. that you cannot have equality for some and not for all. >> hello, congressman lewis. i'm here with a few of my students. i don't know when f you remember but we you spoke with us a few weeks ago becaus
what can we say to convince them to bring them that last piece of civil rights? >> well, my response the so many of the friends and others, i said something like when dr. king said from time to time during the late '50s people ask about him interracial marriage. races don't fall in love and get married. individuals fall in love and get married. also go a little further in saying i fought too long and too hard against discrimination based on race and color. not to be against discrimination...
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they weren't kind of getting the results of the civil rights movement i think a lot of us expected. something was blocking black progress. i wanted to know what it was. it was only over time that it has to do with how many black people are in jail. then why. i started to learn it was the drug war with us for 40 years now. it was putting black people away by controls and having a huge impact on that community. >> the easiest one that seems like for people to digest is the difference in sentencing between crack and cocaine. >> it's amazing. >> that's the one that i think is maybe the most easily digested. >> sure, well, people may not know this historically crack has been punished 100 times more severely than powder cocaine even though they are the same drug. over time experts came to congress and said i'm a judge i'm telling you it makes no sense in the law, makes no sense in science and it's a huge impact on the black community affected by crack. it's a racist law. congress wouldn't hear it. only this past year they said beal drop it from 100-1 to 18-1. >> jon: so they admitted it w
they weren't kind of getting the results of the civil rights movement i think a lot of us expected. something was blocking black progress. i wanted to know what it was. it was only over time that it has to do with how many black people are in jail. then why. i started to learn it was the drug war with us for 40 years now. it was putting black people away by controls and having a huge impact on that community. >> the easiest one that seems like for people to digest is the difference in...
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they have a right to citizenship and that becomes a very important parallel and the civil rights movement, and the right to vote. that fdr didn't ever come as far as i know, she says looking at an archivist, there's no evidence that he was at all interested in extending the suffrage. >> i'm just curious, because fdr -- [inaudible] spent i don't think it was relatively wealthy. spent the guy is rich. i've always actually kind of, what really triggered, a lot of people of his class actually started hating him for the fact he did kind of passionate towards the downtrodden, the poor. and what exactly triggered the idea? because you know, he simply could have not cared, in a sense. >> sure >> a lot of other rich america >> dynasties at the time, didn't have this humanitarian entity that he did. so i was just always kind of curious what really brought him to be the man he essentially, before he became the greatest world leader of all time really, how did he become like this man who's looking for, i guess it before. >> there's two answers to the. i'm not a psychologist. i'm a political scientist
they have a right to citizenship and that becomes a very important parallel and the civil rights movement, and the right to vote. that fdr didn't ever come as far as i know, she says looking at an archivist, there's no evidence that he was at all interested in extending the suffrage. >> i'm just curious, because fdr -- [inaudible] spent i don't think it was relatively wealthy. spent the guy is rich. i've always actually kind of, what really triggered, a lot of people of his class actually...
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, our second civil rights movement, and it also solidifies the latino vote for the democratic party for years to come. >> i noticed tonight we had mr. axelrod on and he mentioned immigration and 71% of latinos did vote for the president yesterday. a very large number. congressman cleaver, when you look at the issues facing the congress and this administration, deficit deduction, tax reform, climate change, alternate energy, what do you think is the possible bipartisan ent tray to begin this conversation of new spirit in washington? >> well, i think that we've got to be very careful when we start off after we go back next week and that we ought to -- my suggestion to the president and to the leadership in the house is that we not bring up any of the incidiary issues, that we do something rather simple and that everybody can agree on. we should be able to agree on a farm bill having had the worst drought since the dust bowl so it's going to be difficult to come up with that. let me just say, i agree that john boehner wants to make the trains run on time and i think he is an old time ohio
, our second civil rights movement, and it also solidifies the latino vote for the democratic party for years to come. >> i noticed tonight we had mr. axelrod on and he mentioned immigration and 71% of latinos did vote for the president yesterday. a very large number. congressman cleaver, when you look at the issues facing the congress and this administration, deficit deduction, tax reform, climate change, alternate energy, what do you think is the possible bipartisan ent tray to begin...
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rights. now to japan where the prime minister designate is taking a tough line after his victory at the polls saying there can be no compromise over the island is at the center of dispute with china. china has reacted with alarm. beijing declared itself "ready to work with japan" and they expressed disquiet. >> the former prime minister vowed to put the japanese economy back on track after years of deflation made worse by a soaring currency that has squeezed japanese exporters. >> a landslide victory for the conservative ldp party. voters are putting their trust in his promise to get the economy back on track. >> the mission we have been given is to beat inflation and deal with the high yen and wall dealing with the economy and working to create more jobs. >> many voters were critical over the handling of the devastating earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster. they say it was last eight support rather than a rejection of the outgoing premier. >> politics is all about the results. we have t
rights. now to japan where the prime minister designate is taking a tough line after his victory at the polls saying there can be no compromise over the island is at the center of dispute with china. china has reacted with alarm. beijing declared itself "ready to work with japan" and they expressed disquiet. >> the former prime minister vowed to put the japanese economy back on track after years of deflation made worse by a soaring currency that has squeezed japanese exporters....